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Spielberg

I was feeling my oats after both "Jaws"and "Close Encounters." And so I thought,"I can do...

( both screaming ) Spielberg:
I was feeling my oats after both "Jaws"
and "Close Encounters." And so I thought,
"I can do a comedy."
Why not?

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Spielberg: I was feeling my oats
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after both "Jaws" and "Close Encounters."
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And so I thought, "I can do a comedy." Why not?
Duration
12 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:58:15
Uploaded
Jul 06, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Pentimento Productions,HBO Documentary Films

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Movie Summary

A documentary on Steven Spielberg, filmmaker. Includes interviews with relatives, film critics, peers and people who have worked with him.
If I did those two movies, why can't I do anything? - Spielberg 00:04
If I did those two movies, why can't I do anything?
I felt pretty invulnerable at that time. - Spielberg 00:04
I felt pretty invulnerable at that time.
I can assure you - Spielberg 00:06
I can assure you
Bob Zemeckis and Bob Gale wrote the script, - Spielberg 00:04
Bob Zemeckis and Bob Gale wrote the script,
I'm the one that stretched the humor - Spielberg 00:07
I'm the one that stretched the humor
To me, it was an excuse to just blow a bunch of shit up - Spielberg 00:08
To me, it was an excuse to just blow a bunch of shit up
But it was like I committed a war crime by making "1941." - Spielberg 00:07
But it was like I committed a war crime by making "1941...
I was really devastated. - Spielberg 00:04
I was really devastated.
Just that feeling of failure, that cold emptiness, - Spielberg 00:12
Just that feeling of failure, that cold emptiness,
I mean, for the next year, I put my head in a lot of holes. - Spielberg 00:05
I mean, for the next year, I put my head in a lot of holes.
And my friend George Lucas came to the rescue. - Spielberg 00:04
And my friend George Lucas came to the rescue.
George said, "What are you doing next?" - Spielberg 00:06
George said, "What are you doing next?"
And George said, "I have something much better than James Bond." - Spielberg 00:07
And George said, "I have something much better than Jam...
Let's do it." - Spielberg 00:06
Let's do it."
He's not one of these "just add water" - Spielberg 00:06
He's not one of these "just add water"
That's what made Indiana Jones accessible to audiences. - Spielberg 00:04
That's what made Indiana Jones accessible to audiences.
- I think they're trying to kill us. - I know, Dad! - Spielberg 00:04
- I think they're trying to kill us. - I know, Dad!
( men yelling ) - Spielberg 00:09
( men yelling )
Lucas: It's an action-adventure movie where every reel is a cliffhanger. - Spielberg 00:04
Lucas: It's an action-adventure movie where every reel ...
Lucas: It was gonna be an all-out "B" movie, - Spielberg 00:07
Lucas: It was gonna be an all-out "B" movie,